Durrës County

For county of Kingdom of Serbia, see Durrës County (Kingdom of Serbia).
Durrës County
Qarku i Durrësit
—  County  —
Location of Durrës County within Albania.
Country  Albania
Number of Districts 2
Capital Durrës
Area
 • Total 766 km2 (295.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 310,449
 • Density 405.3/km2 (1,049.7/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.qarkudurres.gov.al

The County of Durrës (Albanian: Qarku i Durrësit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Durrës and Krujë and its capital is Durrës. The city is 40 minutes away from Tirana by car. It has the largest sea port in Albania.

Durrës' entire western edge is the shoreline of the Adriatic Sea. It borders the following counties:

Administrative divisions

District Capital District
Population (2010)[2]		 Area (km²) Municipalities
Durrës District Durrës 242,801 433 Durrës, Gjepalaj, Ishëm, Katund i Ri, Maminas, Manëz, Rrashbull, Shijak, Sukth, Xhafzotaj
Krujë District Krujë 67,698 333 Bubq, Cudhi, Fushë-Krujë, Kodër-Thumanë, Krujë, Nikël

References

  1. ^ "POPULLSIA SIPAS PREFEKTURAVE, 2001-2010". Albanian Institute of Statistics. http://www.instat.gov.al/graphics/doc/tabelat/Treguesit%20Sociale/Popullsia/POP%202009/t4%20.xls. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 
  2. ^ "POPULLSIA SIPAS RRETHEVE, 2001-2010". Albanian Institute of Statistics. http://www.instat.gov.al/graphics/doc/tabelat/Treguesit%20Sociale/Popullsia/POP%202009/t2.xls. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 

External links
Municipalities of Durrës County
Capital: Durrës
Durrës District
Krujë District